For the first part of October we will continue with reading and writing BIOGRAPHIES both in French and English. As a reading/research project students will be writing a biography on a famous person. This project will be completed at school.
Also in the month of October we will begin looking at "Narrative texts". Students will learn about elements such as character, setting, problem and solution.
HOMEWORK reminders: your child should be reading every night - French on Mondays & Wednesdays, English on Tuesdays & Thursdays. We have now been visiting our library and students are encouraged to choose books that are "good fit" books meaning they are neither too easy, nor too hard. These books can be used as their homework choices. They also have the option of borrowing books from our classroom library. Library day to exchange books is Thursday Please feel free to write me a note in your child's agenda if he/she is bringing home books that are too easy/too hard. I appreciate your assistance! Another option for English reading homework....coming soon! Students can also use RAZ-KIDS....a wonderful website with many book selections matched perfectly to their current reading level! Our class has an account which we will be using at school and can be accessed online at home. Click on the link above to have a peek! Students can listen to the story, read it themselves and take quizzes that ask a variety of comprehension and word building questions.
Your child also has a personalized word list - spelling words they should be practising daily. Spelling tests will be on Fridays. Spelling City is a fun website students can use to practise their spelling.
Math Goals:
During the month of October we will be working on NUMBERS - Quantity relationships and Place value. Grade 3 students will work with numbers to 1000 & Grade 4 students will work with numbers to 10 000.
HANDS-ON materials such as the tens blocks below will be used to build numbers and understand quantity!
Homework practice will be provided in the form of interactive games (links provided on our blog.)
IXL's math skills are aligned to the Ontario Curriculum, providing comprehensive coverage of math concepts and applications.
IXL automatically tracks student progress and displays proficiency scores in the provincial curriculum reports.
These reports will be another tool I can use to quickly evaluate student aptitude and identify trouble spots.
Étude Sociale
Grade 3 students will continue to learn about Ontario. Goals this month: land forms and natural resources.
Religion and Family Life
The virtue for October is Patience/Acceptance. Once again this virtue will be discussed through stories read to the class as well as related to everyday interactions in the classroom.
Big idea for Religion: Living in communion with the saints: examine the lives of the saints and explain how they are examples of hope that inspire us to live a holy life.
Big ideas for Family Life:
- to recognize and appreciate the variety of people in their classroom -to explain why it is important for people to think about how they express their feelings
- to identify some of their personal characteristics and those of their classmates
-to describe some differences in the way in which people express feelings
-to identify some of the talents and gifts that God has given them
Drama Students will learn "improv" techniques - the use of voice, gestures and character will be introduced during small group skits.
Musique In Mme Pumfrey's class students are learning traditional songs en français, and reviewing beat, tempo and rhythm in context.
Dates to keep in mind: Oct 4.
Cross Country Meet at Thames Grove
Ford Test Drive Event at Monsignor Uyen...9:00am-3:00pm
Oct 13
Happy Thanksgiving
Oct. 16 Picture day
Oct 17
School mass in the gym at 9:45 *Our class is in charge of this one! All students will have a special part to contribute during this mass.
Oct. 24 P.A. day
Oct.29
Bus Safety
Oct. 31
Halloween Dance-a-thon
I look forward to another great month!
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Literacy Goals for the month of October:
For the first part of October we will continue with reading and writing BIOGRAPHIES both in French and English. As a reading/research project students will be writing a biography on a famous person. This project will be completed at school.
Also in the month of October we will begin looking at "Narrative texts". Students will learn about elements such as character, setting, problem and solution.
HOMEWORK reminders: your child should be reading every night - French on Mondays & Wednesdays, English on Tuesdays & Thursdays.
We have now been visiting our library and students are encouraged to choose books that are "good fit" books meaning they are neither too easy, nor too hard. These books can be used as their homework choices. They also have the option of borrowing books from our classroom library.
Library day to exchange books is Thursday
Please feel free to write me a note in your child's agenda if he/she is bringing home books that are too easy/too hard.
I appreciate your assistance!
Another option for English reading homework....coming soon!
Students can also use RAZ-KIDS....a wonderful website with many book selections matched perfectly to their current reading level! Our class has an account which we will be using at school and can be accessed online at home. Click on the link above to have a peek!
Students can listen to the story, read it themselves and take quizzes that ask a variety of comprehension and word building questions.
Math Goals:
During the month of October we will be working on NUMBERS - Quantity relationships and Place value. Grade 3 students will work with numbers to 1000 & Grade 4 students will work with numbers to 10 000.
HANDS-ON materials such as the tens blocks below will be used to build numbers and understand quantity!
Homework practice will be provided in the form of interactive games (links provided on our blog.)
We have signed up for a website called IXL:
Étude Sociale
Grade 3 students will continue to learn about Ontario.
Goals this month: land forms and natural resources.
Religion and Family Life
The virtue for October is Patience/Acceptance.
Once again this virtue will be discussed through stories read to the class as well as related to everyday interactions in the classroom.
Big idea for Religion:
Living in communion with the saints: examine the lives of the saints and explain how they are examples of hope that inspire us to live a holy life.
Big ideas for Family Life:
- to recognize and appreciate the variety of people in their classroom
-to explain why it is important for people to think about how they express their feelings
- to identify some of their personal characteristics and those of their classmates
-to describe some differences in the way in which people express feelings
-to identify some of the talents and gifts that God has given them
Drama
Students will learn "improv" techniques - the use of voice, gestures and character will
be introduced during small group skits.
Musique
In Mme Pumfrey's class students are learning traditional songs en français, and reviewing beat, tempo and rhythm in context.
Dates to keep in mind:
Oct 4.
Oct 13
Oct. 16
Picture day
Oct 17
School mass in the gym at 9:45 *Our class is in charge of this one! All students will have a special
part to contribute during this mass.
Oct. 24
P.A. day
Oct. 29
Bus Safety
Oct. 31
Halloween Dance-a-thon
I look forward to another great month!
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Mme Sekerak